Metallo has had a few different identities over the years,
but this one was the Roger Corben version, active in the
mid 80s. Originally a Superman villain, Metallo at the
time of this pitch was pestering Blue Devil on a regular
basis. This would have been another nice metallic figure,
plus he might have had a hologram/lenticular sticker on
his chest, much like the El Dorado concept art. And like
the Bizarro concept art, they've misspelled his name.
This figure's action seemed to mimic that of the later
released Snare
Arm Swamp Thing, namely, having retractable
hands. While this would have been Metallo's first figure,
he was later made by Kenner in both the Superman:
Man of Steel line and the Superman:
The Animated Series line. Both of those figures
were of the John Corben Metallo, though. The costume shown
here doesn't really match Metallo's oputfit of the time,
although the colors are right and it is close. I guess
Kenner was taking artistic license to make him more robot-like
and less like a guy in tights. Come to think of it, he
does look pretty similiar to Robotman
of the Doom Patrol here.
Custom below by Jason Geyer.
